Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Financing – Overview of the Federal Medicaid Matching Rate

This policy brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), or the federal matching rate Continue reading →

American Hospital Association: Your Hospital’s Path to the Second Curve – Integration and Transformation

This issue brief from the American Hospital Association (AHA) describes the need for hospitals to transform from volume-based payments to Continue reading →

Health Research & Education Trust: Second Curve Roadmap for Health Care

This “roadmap” from the Health Research & Education Trust of the American Hospital Association uses a futurist framework to describe Continue reading →

Health Research & Education Trust: Metrics for the Second Curve of Health Care

This report from the American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Education Trust describes how hospitals and health systems will need Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Additional $730 Million Available for State Innovation Models

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the availability Continue reading →

Congress Outlines Bipartisan Agreement for Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Payment Formula

The bipartisan leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senate Finance Committee have Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Request for Information on Accountable Care Organization Models

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information for comments and ideas about accountable Continue reading →

Commonwealth Fund: Better Care at Lower Costs

This issue brief from The Commonwealth Fund uses large fonts, simpler English, and infographics to explain issues of quality improvement Continue reading →